NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel, India’s No1 mobile operator, appointed the son of its billionaire founder-chairman as a manager, raising speculation he was being groomed for a top position in the US$27bil company.
Shravin Bharti Mittal, 23, one of twin sons of Sunil Bharti Mittal, will be part of Bharti’s international operations, the company said in a statement. “I think Mittal’s message to his son is ‘start from the shop floor and prove your mettle before you get elevated to a senior position’,”said Jagannadham Thunuguntla, head of equity at SMC Capitals in New Delhi.
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